Agents Who Represent Memoirs & Biographies
A list of agents who represent memoirs and biographies.
Are you looking for a memoir agent to represent your memoir or biography? Here’s a list of agencies that represent memoirs and/or biographies, as of October, 2018.
Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency – http://aaronpriest.com – see especially agent Mitch Hoffman
Aevitas – http://aevitascreative.com/literary-representation/
Ayesha Pande Literary – http://pandeliterary.com – see especially agent Ayesha Pande
Barbara Braun Associates – http://www.barbarabraunagency.com
Bent Agency – http://www.thebentagency.com – see especially agents John Silbersack and Claire Draper
Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises – https://amsterlit.com/about/
Bradford Literary Agency – https://bradfordlit.com/about/
Brandt & Hochman, Literary Agents – http://brandthochman.com
Calligraph – https://www.calligraphlit.com/
Chalberg & Sussman – http://www.chalbergsussman.com – see especially agent Rachel Sussman
Charlotte Gusay Literary Agency – http://www.gusay.com
Chase Literary Agency – http://chaseliterary.com
Cowles Agency – http://www.cowlesagency.com/
Cynthia Cannell Literary Agency – http://cannellagency.com
Darhansoff & Verrill Literary Agents – http://dvagency.com
David Black Agency – http://www.davidblackagency.com – see especially agents David Black, Rica Allannic, Gary Morris, Sarah Smith, and Joy Tutela.
Denise Shannon Literary Agency – http://deniseshannonagency.com
Don Congdon Associates – http://www.doncongdon.com – see agents Cristina Concepcion, Michael Congdon, Katie Grimm, Katie Kotchman, and Susan Ramer, all on the Agents page.
Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency – http://dclagency.com
Dystel & Goderich Literary Management – http://www.dystel.com – see especially agents Miriam Goderich, Stacey Kendall Glick, Jim McCarthy, John Rudolph, Leslie Meredith.
Elyse Cheney Literary Associates – http://cheneyassoc.com/ – see especially agents Alice Whitwham, and Allison Devereux.
Fairbank Literary Representation – http://www.fairbankliterary.com
Felicia Eth Literary Representation – http://ethliterary.com
Fifi Oscard Agency – http://www.fifioscard.com
Fine Literary – http://www.fineliterary.com
Fine Print Literary Management – http://fineprintlit.com
Fischer-Harbage Agency – http://www.fischerharbage.com
Fletcher & Company – http://www.fletcherandco.com – see especially agents Sarah Fuentes and Veronica Goldstein.
Folio Literary Management – http://foliolit.com
Francis Goldin Literary Agency – http://goldinlit.com
GelfmanSchneider/ICM Partners – http://www.gelfmanschneider.com
Georges Brochardt – http://gbagency.com
Gernert Company – http://www.thegernertco.com
Harvey Klinger – http://www.harveyklinger.com
Inkwell Management – http://inkwellmanagement.com
Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency – http://jvnla.com
Jeanne Fredericks Literary Agency – http://jeannefredericks.com
Joelle Delbourgo Associates – http://www.delbourgo.com
John Hawkins and Associates – http://www.jhalit.com
Joy Harris Literary Agency –http://www.joyharrisliterary.com
Karpfinger Agency – http://karpfinger.com
Kimberley Cameron & Associates – http://www.kimberleycameron.com
Levine/Greenberg/Rostan Literary Agency – http://lgrliterary.com
Maria Carvainis Agency – http://www.mariacarvainisagency.com
McCormick Literary – http://mccormicklit.com
McIntosh & Otis – http://mcintoshandotis.com
Pinder Lane & Garon-Brooke – http://www.pinderlaneandgaronbrooke.com
Prospect Agency – http://www.prospectagency.com
Rees Literary Agency – http://www.reesagency.com
Regal Hoffman & Associates – http://rhaliterary.com
Richard Henshaw Group – https://richardhenshawgroup.com
Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency – http://www.dijkstraagency.com
Serendipity Literary Agency – http://www.serendipitylit.com
Sterling Lord Literistic – http://www.sll.com
Stonesong Literary Agency – https://www.stonesong.com/
Stuart Agency – http://www.stuartagency.com
Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency – http://skagency.com
Tessler Literary Agency – http://www.tessleragency.com
Transatlantic Agency – http://transatlanticagency.com
Vicky Bijur Literary Agency – http://www.vickybijuragency.com
Waxman Leavell Literary Agency – http://www.waxmanleavell.com
Writers House – http://www.writershouse.com
Zoe Pagnamenta Agency – http://www.zpagency.com
For a list of 100 agents who represent various genres, not must memoirs and biographies, see “100 Literary Agents to Contact.”
If you’re writing a health book, see the list of 30 agents who represent health books in our “How To Write and Publish a Health Book” – scroll down to item number 10 for the list.
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